2020 Hilux Review, 600km in 

For transparency and for us on a budget, can you give a there-abouts pricing on the mods you put on as well? Looking forward to this!

Took my stock standard dmax on the holland track solo, and also down to bremer bay beaches with in the first 3000kms. Driving tracks in a stock car is heaps of fun.

Hey Ronny - the Hilux doesn't actually have 279mm ground clearance. I believe that was the figure originally quoted by Toyota when it was released in 2016, but they corrected it to 225mm. The Fortuner had a similar (incorrect) figure quoted. Stick a tape measure under the rear diff to check.

What camera are you using in this? Looks great. Keep up the good work champ 😁

I felt your pain when you hit the side step. Absolute legend, love the videos.

I love how much i can relate to this, i am from perth and i have got a hilux sr 2017 new, i have done a side step from going into a rut and get 700-800km per tank. love these videos !

give faulken wildpeak at3s i have always used them and i love them and they are cheap compared to other models, would love to hear your thoughts on them

Follow up to the YT commercials on this video. First time viewing it (on mobile on YT official app) and I see 6 yellow timeline indicators where ads will show up. That’s about every 3 minutes on this 18 minute video. I don’t ad block because I want YT to pay the channel. Enjoy the new Hilux. I have a IFS + IRS 2009 Expedition and looking to see how you get on with that suspension.

DO NOT FORGET !!!! extend 5!!!! breathers: near fuelfilter: - front diff - ADD (automatic disconnecting differential). [prone to water ingress and expensive!!!] on firewall: - gearbox - reduction box - rear diff

i'd love to see a progressive weight as you do thesxe modifications. a weight fully fueled and loaded before each trip, just to see how you go. and a comparison with the 79 or one of your support vehicles as well. best video would be a surprise weighbridge for all vehicles on the trip.

Hi Ronny, Thankyou so very much for this series of review on the latest Toyota Hilux. I have been undecided for quite a long time between various 4x4 utes for offroad, especially beach driving and camping. After watching each of your very informative vids, I have become very swayed towards this Hilux, and of course: I trust your opinions with the utmost of respect. Looking forward to the vids that follow........... Cheers mate :)

I did exactly the same thing to my HiLux, first 4WD outing and bent the passenger side-step... 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ Thank you for the tip on rock sliders, they've now bumped up my priority list... 👍👍👍 FYI: Those interior lights need to be swapped out for LED'S, already swapped mine out, they'll be heaps better for when you're recording at night... 😉😉😉

I live in South Africa - a Hilux dominated 4x4 country - the stock Hilux 2.8 which I own is far too low and suspension way to soft - a basic 2 inch/50mm OME or similar suspension upgrade is the definite first upgrade that’s needed - with this upgrade alone you would have sailed over those obstacles - the track you tested would be regarded as a grade two tester track - no big mods needed for that besides a suspension lift - the suspension lift will allow taller tyres to be fitted - with 17 inch rims one can only fit 265/70/65 due to the larger brake calipers (compared to other brands) - with just doing these two mods I’ve easily done grade 3 trails with stock running boards - my next upgrade will be rock sliders as a lot of our grade 3 trails involve a lot of very rocky downhills

Loved the video,good job, please keep showing the limitations of the car before each mod to be added..

Would be cool to see super flexy rear leaf setup. Longer shocks shackles ect

Get PDP to install a Catch Can as well. Cheap mod and will look after your engine internals.

Any DPF advice/opinions/concerns/plans of attack would be appreciated Ronny!

There's a book thing in the glove box! Has like a bunch of scribbling on paper! Tells you things like what bulbs are in your headlights and stuff! There are pictures for you Ronny! Mind you, you probably can't see because of all that night driving.

Cooper discoverer ST Maxx. Those are the hybrid tires. Also called RT tires (rugged trail). Tires are great. Nitto ridge grappler, Goodyear duratrac, Toyo open country R/T, all are really good

Hi Ronny - Apart from the emotional aspect (you owned a Hilux before), is there any compelling reason you would still prefer the Hilux over the Ranger, the latter being the 2nd most sold Ute?

I have a 2017 model. The first fuel up by toyota was 81lt, not 70lt Ronny. The light comes on with about 120km to go. I have a 2inch lift, bilstiens, muddies, winch etc but I kept the steps. I like bending them and I've lent the whole car on them a few times with no panel damage.

Literally picking up my 2021 SR5+ in 6 hours but have come back to watch your whole Luxy serious again lol.

I love your journey in upgrading your new Hilux! I agree about rear lockers- unbeatable! I slowly upgraded my 2003 4 Runner over the years and it's unstoppable on rugged obstacles. Can't wait to see your future videos showing the upgrades!

Hi Ronny, you should do a Wheel/tire comparison. (Stock tires/rims vs new tire/rims) Paint the thread and compare footprint of both tires at same PSI (25/20/15) and do a set track before and after.

new generation Hilux owner with 265/75 General Grabber Muddies on 16 inch rims tyres are 803mm diameter, have 25k kms on them already, Will probably easily get 50k kms, these tyres are continental and are excellent, the noise on rd is minimal and designed to lose the noise mostly after 100 k's an hr, cheers!

Good vid Ronny, can’t wait to see what you modify and the end result! Over landing trip in Botswana I’m debating to rent a 79 or the cheaper to rent Hilux. Looking forward to your next Vlogs. Cheers from 🇨🇦

Ronny I’m not gonna tell you what tyres you should put on but I have had the RTs from Toyo for 13,000ks now awesome tyre great Offroad and on the highway have a look at them when making ya choice.

Nice Hilux Ronny , can't wait to see the mods . You got a mention on "MATT"S OFF ROAD RECOVERY" today at the end of his video , "RECOVERY RANT" was the name of the vid , he does a lot of recoveries and he reckons TOW BALL recovery was fine in most cases when you have nothing else to use , a lot of others agreed with him . He had a link to your video on the dangers using tow ball recovery and seemed to think it a joke :-)

Love your channel, just subscribed. Very useful advices. Have to catch up on your older videos. ❤ from Fiji Islands

Hey Ronni 17inch rims are good on the Hilux but I had a 2017 Toyota Hilux and I put 16 inch steelies on it 285/75/16 And I found them more comfortable than a 17 They did say 16s will not fit but I got it done on mine no problems from Tempe tyres New South Wales

It’s an 80L tank

I bought a 2019 Tacoma and I had all the same thoughts. Keep it stock as long as I could, learn the truck. Upgrade what is necessary. Sliders, 2" lift, 285's. Also have a roof rack(beds to short), lights, comms, dual battery. Ok it can get out of hand but its all necessity. 👍🤘😎🤙🍻

I love these rough as guts edits, straight to the point, means your busy, Proud as punch guys.

Great choice & review Ronny! The 79 & the new rig complement each other perfectly1 can’t wait to watch you put it through its paces.

I have the exact same radio in my muxy. Better than hand held, but not as good as mouted uhf in my ute. That unit can be mounted permanently in vehicles wit upgraded antenna

The Toyo RTs have just come out in a 265/70R17. Perfect fit for the HiLux with a hybrid tread pattern

Ronny, would love to see a discussion regarding the issues with 2.8 DPF issues, and if you have experienced any of such issue down the road.

Keeping two very expensive vehicles, running costs, mods - all I can say is the man is loaded!

Ur a legit bro. Pls keep posting vid 😀

Toyos rugged terrain tyres are the go! Such a good tyre

I love your list of first mods... First I'll get bed liner. First I'll get mud tires and smaller rims. First I'll get rock sliders. First I'll get diff breathers. First I'll get tinted windows and vinyl decals. First I'll get fuel filter. Hahaha... glad there other people as decisive as me :)

What's it like having a handbrake?

Hi ronny. Are you trying out the new maxxis razr at811s on the hilux? ;)

Are you extending all breathers or just the rear? I'm not sure about the Hilux but in the Tacoma the front diff, transmission, and t-case breathers are already run into the engine bay, but they sit pretty low.

Nice vids bro thanx for the videos

Ronny Dahl I’m so stoked to see that you’re seemingly going to less extreme mods!! So cool!!

whats with this guys adds? holy sheeeet

i use to get roughly 850-900km on a tank at 8.7L / 100 on my 2019 hilux n80 2.8, mainly in eco... same colour and all just few more mods like bullbar, winch exc...now with a 2.5 inch lift on 33s on 16” rims i get roughly 550-650km on a full tank now on eco with the lift and tyres i get roughly 11.5L / 100km

Headlights are LED from SR5 up ^^

I have been testing Cooper ST Maxx for the last year in Africa... they are working great as a tyre designed to be betwen AT and Muds.

Put some Toyo Open Country R/T or Nitto Ridge Grapplers on it, I put some 265/70r17 on my Navara with stock lift and the R/Ts are grippy and quiet. They're a hybrid M/T and A/T for some aggression but still comfortable when travelling on the road. Great video can't wait to see more!

Bit excited and nervous for this video as I’m about to purchase a hilux tomorrow ! Haha

Just subscribed! Great content, good luck with the new toy!

I don't know if you can buy them off the shelf but the rogue/rugged x side steps are fully rated rock sliders and should bolt straight on. Food for thought

My stock 2017 hilux with the stock 18" rims has done BillyGoat track at Bendleby Ranges. I also used that same GME magnetic UHF radio for a trip from my home town on the Eyre Peninsula SA to NT & across to WA and down the Connie Sue hwy, at times I would have been at least 5km's behind the lead vehicle where the reception started to cut in & out. It is a really good unit.

Cool if you're going to Exmouth you should do a colab with ybs. Brody has a 79 series on order

Very nice ute ronny lookin forward to the builds 🤙🏻

Great video with lots of useful advice. Thank you!

Hey Ronny. I have the 2017 sr5 lux. I noticed @ 12:23 in your video you have the bar reading in current fuel consumption. With a couple or a few button pushes in the menu, you can actually change the current (L/100) to a decimal reading. You’ll appreciate that much better than what is displayed from standard. It was done by myself over a couple of years ago now, so I can’t really remember how to do it off the top of my head, but it’s fairly straight forward. Try it, you’ll love it I reckon

1 tyres (i run bgf ko2 on dotz dakar 17") 2 steel sidebasrs 3 bashplates bumper (ask barney at legendx, they have sleek design bumpers. If not check rhino / rival) 4 lift 5 winch What more would you need?

Are they still “unbreakable”? That’s the question...

Great review Ronny. The high beams are LED mate, not HID. An easy way to know if a new vehicle has HID lights is if it has headlight washers. A new vehicle MUST have headlight washers if it comes factory with HID lights. A little tip for ya mate from a Toyota mechanic. AND the headlights on the SR5 are auto-levelling LED lights too. Look at your left leaf spring and you'll see the auto-levelling sensor which measures load in the tub and adjusts the headlights according to vehicle pitch angle.

I would go with all the protection mods ( bash plats bar rear bar rock sliders) and the like so your not afraid to drive it and see how far you can get it places. Then look at go place mods second locker and lifts.

9:36 satisfying plastic crunch

Great video. Out of curiosity you mentioned that you had given the new Hilux a good thrashing. I had always thought you had to run the motor in and not drive it to hard for the first 1000 km,s or has technology advanced so much that you don’t need to do that anymore? Thanks

Fuel tank is 80 litres. I have a 2016 and it will usually do 150 - 200km after fuel light comes on.

Purely as an Urban Truck (with occasional off-road/softroad), which one is better Hilux or Amarok with 3.0? Reliability is a huge factor, but comfort is something to consider as well :|.

I don’t know if FUEL GRIPPER XT tires are in Australia, but if they are I’d love to see an unbiased real world use (your world) review and how they grab, dig, chunk, deflate spread out. I’ve yet to see ANYONE run with them

Do you have Tundra's in Australia? Can you recommend a locker rear diff for the Tundra 10.5 inch rear diff??

Hey Ronny, how do you find the Hilux in auto as apposed to manual? Would you switch to a manual Hilux if you had the chance now that you've tried automatic or are you happy with it in auto?

Plastic tub liners are very slippery, stuff just wants to slide. Check out your options first.

front shape of the hilux at 5:22 ... loved it

Ron the 18 inch are fine if you go taller tyres. Lots of choice now like Wildpeaks or Duratracs both in LT guise. Would like to see a Provent 200 catch can, rock sliders and good ATs and stock otherwise. Cheers

Ronny I have noticed you mention a couple times over the past couple videos regarding this vehicle that you've been thrashing it a bit - what are your thoughts on 'breaking in' engines on new cars? I've been told before that not taking revs over 3000-3500 for the first 3000-5000kms can be beneficial for the long term life of the motor. Is there any truth to this? Can thrashing a brand new engine have adverse impacts on the longevity or performance of the motor? Great videos in any case. Very jealous of a new car owner as someone who has never owned a vehicle from new. Enjoy.

TIP ON 2.8 HILUX FUEL: 80 liter thank however computer works on 65l.. if you go to 0km distance to empty it will only be 65l. Don't ask why Toyota made such a big safety factor... I usually push myne to 750km then put in around 70liters. (This is based on 2016 2.8 Hilux stats)

Link to sunglasses, please ?

Would you go a smart bar ? They are plastic and light weight ? And gives the vehicle a smart and modern look?

Thx for the vid. Can you please tell me what you have to do with your diffs? I haven't understood the word. Thanks.

At the very start , i was playing the ' where will Ronny pop into shot from game ' .. i was certain he was in the bed .. wrong again

Does anybody know what suspension the stock Hilux has in Australia? For example in Europe it's possible to get certain trims with "standard" suspension and certain trims with "Heavy Duty" suspension. Doesn't seem to be the case in Australia. Not sure what's the difference, and dealers comments are mostly fluff. Very difficult to Google as all results are mostly for aftermarket suspension sites.

i am considering buying a pdp breather kit. Just wondering what difference is between them and the cheaper ones on ebay. i know you get what you pay for but what extra do you get for 120 buck more

I put a set of southern cross rock sliders on my 2017 Hilux and they are a great product and Brown Davis makes a great 30 micron pre filter kit with a mount that sits next to air box I happy with both mods

I would say 800-900km is realistic with on road use. I changed my stock all season tires against the Michelin latitude cross and it used about 0.3-0.5 more fuel, but I total for my usage there are great (primary on road, but a lot of total wrecked roads)

The new headlights look quite similar to the Ranger. With a smaller front grill and de-badging the Toyota emblem, the Hilux looks Ranger-ish.

Hi RON...….TO MANY ADDS IN THIS VIDEO

Tjm bullbar chaser series looks awsome

you just answered the diff locker vs. tire question ive been looking for. Guess I'm paying the extra cash for a locker. :D

Awesome Truck, awesome video. I have a question... When you activate the rear diff locker, the traction control for the front tires is still working?

Love from India, Ronnie!!! I am going to do changes in my Everest based on what you do and recommend for your IFS Hilux...... hope there wont be any significant issues

$10 says the tyre test coming up is Maxxis Rzr's

Ronny you are a true legend

Finally, a common sense approach to off roading!

I think swapping the tires and keeping the rest fully stock would be acceptable to me, someone looking for a full stock hard review. After a few weeks or so, so you can really tell us when and where the tire upgrade will actually help.

They didn't just give it a face lift, they've put a bigger bottom end in the motor, more cooling journal's to the head and apparently fixed the dpf issues

Good ole Gnangara pines by the looks of it

Hi, Ronny. Besides Toyota, why dont you buy chevy silverado 1500 for offroading? Ignore the price of the vehicle, i do know its expensive. Thanks.

It's great to see you finding the constraints of a stock vehicle before modifying. The 4x4 community has gone a bit astray with the modding culture. You suggest new tyres are high on the list. I didn't see the tyres being a problem in the portion of the video showing off-road action. Traction didn't seem to be the constraint, more so ground clearance and angles. Actually I'd suggest tread pattern doesn't really matter for sand, dirt and gravel. In fact I think a lower void ratio tread pattern is superior in every application except mud. I'd like to see the highway terrains pushed harder before being replaced. Other benefits of stock vehicles include better reliability, lower fuel consumption and lower capital cost. All these advantages means more time exploring the outback and less time working in the rat race paying for stuff you don't need.

Travis is in the gym every day but only works Lats lol

How comfortable is a hilux on road ?Is it prado like or ranger like?

Don't forget some recovery points! I'm sure you got the tow package so the rear is easy enough but I'd say the front recovery point should be amongst the 1st mods before a trip. All-Weather Mats Rear Recovery Point UHF Handheld Rock Sliders Off-Road Tires Snatch Strap Tire Puncture Kit Front Recovery Point (rated) 10l Water